glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
He put one on a plate for Harry, not his fault harry didn't score.
Keeper made a good save.
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I liked Erik Lamela before it was cool
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He put one on a plate for Harry, not his fault harry didn't score.
Keeper made a good save.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
There is a perfect opportunity to pick Kane out free in the box there. The problem is that it needs a right foot pass. Because Lamela refuses to use his right foot for anything other than standing on, he has to take it another stride by when the gap has closed.
A right foot pass to Kane there gives him a shot at goal or after his first touch what is likely an easy pass to Son for a tap in.
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StephenH
David Ginola
Lamela has some skill. His assists and goal account don't reflect that.
Sadly no one will buy him due to his injury record.
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There is a perfect opportunity to pick Kane out free in the box there. The problem is that it needs a right foot pass. Because Lamela refuses to use his right foot for anything other than standing on, he has to take it another stride by when the gap has closed.
A right foot pass to Kane there gives Kant a shot at goal or after his first touch what is likely an easy pass to Son for a tap in.
I watched that several times, that frame is misleading
He's carrying a lot of momentum passing the previous player, by time he gets to the ball at time of this frame (stretching), right or left foot the gap is closed (I'd argue if the gap was what the frame shows he could outside of left make either of those passes)
Lemonade Money
Steffen Freund
If it wasn't for the good defending from their 21, Kane would've had a shot.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
No doubt that Lamela is very one footed. No doubt he would be a better player if he was better with his right.There is a perfect opportunity to pick Kane out free in the box there. The problem is that it needs a right foot pass. Because Lamela refuses to use his right foot for anything other than standing on, he has to take it another stride by when the gap has closed.
A right foot pass to Kane there gives Kant a shot at goal or after his first touch what is likely an easy pass to Son for a tap in.
This situation though. That's not an easy pass, at all.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
A properly good player who uses his weaker foot for something other than standing on would play the pass to Kane. Because Lamela can't use his right foot he has to try to wait until the ball is on his left before he releases it. He ends up hitting an awkward pass with the outside of his left foot that is going behind Kane to their number 21.
The left foot thing I'm not sure about, so many people think all decent footballers are two footed, yes Lamela is outrageously so, but lets not pretend there aren't decent (even predictable) one footed players.
I think injuries is what killed it for him, and my observation recently is he's playing about as good as he's ever played for us, he's passing players, he's stronger on the ball, his movement is better. It's the age old "what if" with Lamela, i.e. what if he was fit for 6 months, how good would he be?
Bishop
Paul Stalteri
You're right that the one footedness get overstated in regards to quality players, plenty overly favour a specific foot. The thing with Lamela though is he isn't good enough with his single foot to make up for the fact he refuses to use his right.
Too many times he's unable to shoot or even pass the ball because his body shape is all wrong, even a small amount of willingness to use his right would make him a better player.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
I don't mind a player preferring one foot over the other. I prefer my right foot, but Lamela is so one footed he can not even do simple 5 yard passes with his weak foot. It is the point I was trying to make in the other thread. Bit of work on the training pitch would make him so much better.
The fact that it's always left footed players being called out for it shows how much confirmation bias is being used.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
That’s the issue
Other left footers will still sue their right
Bale does....
Davies does ...
Hugo will
Lamela literally will kick the ball out rather then use his right leg
Jurgen the German
Tommy Harmer
Because it is usually left footed players who refuse to use their weaker foot and are one footed; Lamela, Lo Celso etc. Reggie to be fair has a half decent right foot.
Just limiting the discussion to our players, struggling to think of right footed players in the squad who flat out refuse to use their left foot. Look how good Kane, Son and Toby are with their so called weaker foot.
Confirmation bias at its finest.
Jurgen the German
Tommy Harmer
I take it you’re left footed as well then Scara
NoLimits01
Goran Bunjevcevic
Anybody got the stats on how many goals he has scored and with what foot?
StephenH
David Ginola
Yep. Not that that has anything to do with it - people just notice left footed players more because they're unusual.
From Statsbomb:
- Right footed players average around 87% of their passes with their dominant foot, left footed players around 85%.
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